Fine Watches · 3 May 2021

Reference 69138 Datejust A yellow gold and diamond-set automatic wristwatch with date and

Reference 69138 Datejust  A yellow gold and diamond-set automatic wristwatch with date and bracelet, Circa 1989

Rolex · reference 69138

Sotheby's, May 2021

Hammer result

USD 8,820

Beat the high estimate by 10%
Low estimate USD 6,000
High estimate USD 8,000

The lot

Auction house

Sotheby's

Sale

Fine Watches

Date

3 May 2021

Lot number

66

Reference

69138

Brand

Rolex

Year

1989

Ask against realised

$10,840 dealers ask from vs $8,820 this lot made

Across 26 dealer listings of reference 69138. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

12 confirmed sales, 2009 to 2021

Average realised price per year, 2009 to 2021. Low $6,127, high $25,492.

YearSalesAverageRange
2021 1 $8,820 $8,820 to $8,820
2020 1 $8,125 $8,125 to $8,125
2018 1 $25,492 $25,492 to $25,492
2017 3 $11,618 $8,125 to $16,706
2016 1 $6,449 $6,449 to $6,449
2014 1 $6,127 $6,127 to $6,127
2013 2 $10,270 $7,255 to $13,286
2012 1 $16,071 $16,071 to $16,071
2009 1 $8,986 $8,986 to $8,986

Confirmed sales only, converted to USD at today's rate so salerooms in different currencies can be compared. Unsold lots and withheld prices are excluded from the averages.

Other sales of this reference

8 shown, most recent first

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